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+1  Q: 

Why does youtube etc use <object> and not <iframe>?

Why does youtube etc use <object> and not <iframe>?

What are the advantages of object over iframe for this case?

+11  A: 

  • iframes are for embedding other HTML pages within a page.

  • objects are for embedding non-HTML content objects (like Flash) within a page.

Since YouTube is using Flash to play videos, it uses object.

Amber  2010-07-03 23:32:13

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